QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012

OR

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 1-34907

STAG INDUSTRIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

27-3099608

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

99 High Street, 28th Floor Boston, Massachusetts

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(617) 574-4777

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

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STAG Industrial, Inc. (the Company) is a Maryland corporation formed on July 21, 2010 that did not have any operating activity until the consummation of its initial public offering of common stock (the IPO) and the related formation transactions (the formation transactions) on April 20, 2011. The Company is the majority owner of the STAG Industrial Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership), which was formed as a Delaware limited partnership on December 21, 2009. STAG Industrial GP, LLC, which was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on December 21, 2009, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2012, the Company owned 66.63% of the Operating Partnership. The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, owning, leasing and managing real estate, consisting primarily of industrial properties located throughout the United States. As of March 31, 2012, the Company owned 110 properties in 28 states with approximately 18.3 million rentable square feet, consisting of 62 warehouse/distribution properties, 28 manufacturing properties and 20 flex/office properties. The Companys properties were 94.2% leased to 95 tenants as of March 31, 2012. As used herein, the Company refers to STAG Industrial, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships except where context otherwise requires.

The Companys predecessor for accounting purposes is STAG Predecessor Group, which is not a legal entity, but a collection of the real estate entities that were owned by STAG Investments III, LLC (a Participant, as hereafter defined) prior to the IPO. STAG Predecessor Group also was engaged in the business of owning, leasing and operating real estate consisting primarily of industrial properties located throughout the United States. The financial information contained in this report that relates to the time periods on or prior to April 19, 2011 is STAG Predecessor Groups financial information; the financial information contained in this report for any time period on or after April 20, 2011 is the Companys financial information. The Company did not exist before April 20, 2011 and as a result of our formation transactions, our Company is substantially different from STAG Predecessor Group.

On April 20, 2011, concurrent with the IPO, the members of limited liability companies affiliated with the Company (collectively, the Participants) that held direct or indirect interests in their real estate properties elected to take limited partnership units in the Operating Partnership (common units) in exchange for the contribution of their properties to the Company. The formation transactions were designed to (i) continue the operations of the Companys predecessor business, (ii) enable the Company to raise the necessary capital to acquire certain other properties, repay mortgage debt relating thereto and pay other indebtedness, (iii) fund costs, capital expenditures and working capital, (iv) provide a vehicle for future acquisitions, (v) enable the Company to comply with requirements under the federal income tax laws and regulations relating to real estate investment trusts, and (vi) preserve tax advantages for certain Participants.

The operations of the Company are carried on primarily through the Operating Partnership. The Company intends to elect the status of and qualify as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), commencing with the 2011 tax year. The Company is fully integrated, self-administered, and self-managed.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Interim Financial Information

The accompanying interim financial statements have been presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with GAAP. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the

Companys financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

Basis of Presentation

The Companys Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and their subsidiaries. The equity interests of other limited partners in the Operating Partnership are reflected as noncontrolling interest. The Combined Financial Statements of STAG Predecessor Group include the accounts of STAG Predecessor Group and all entities in which STAG Predecessor Group had a controlling interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation or combination of entities. The financial statements of the Company are presented on a consolidated basis, for all periods presented and comprise the consolidated historical financial statements of the transferred collection of real estate entities and holdings upon the IPO. The combined financial information presented for periods on or prior to April 19, 2011 relate solely to the STAG Predecessor Group. The financial statements for the periods after April 19, 2011 include the financial information of the Company, the Operating Partnership and their subsidiaries. Where the Company is referenced in comparisons of financial results for any date prior to and including April 19, 2011, the financial information for such period relates solely to the STAG Predecessor Group, notwithstanding Company being the reference.

The following table provides supplemental disclosures related to the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

STAG Industrial, Inc. (Three Months endedMarch 31, 2012)

STAG Predecessor Group (Three months endedMarch 31, 2011)

Supplemental cash flow information

Cash paid for interest

$

3,888

$

2,433

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities

Additions of land and building improvements included in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities

$

285

$

7

Dividends declared but not paid

$

7,793

N/A

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash may include security deposits and cash held in escrow for real estate taxes and capital improvements as required in various mortgage loan agreements. At March 31, 2012, restricted cash included $1.6 million that was held with the Companys transfer agent for preferred stock dividends that were distributed subsequent to March 31, 2012.

Tenant Accounts Receivable, net

Tenant accounts receivable, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, includes both tenant accounts receivable, net and accrued rental income, net. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts against the portion of tenant accounts receivable that is estimated to be uncollectible. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

The Company accrues rental revenue earned, but not yet received, in accordance with GAAP. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had accrued rental revenue of $4.9 million and $4.5 million, respectively, which is reflected in tenant accounts receivable, net on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company maintains an allowance for estimated losses that may result from those revenues. If a tenant fails to make contractual payments beyond any allowance, the

Company may recognize additional bad debt expense in future periods equal to the amount of unpaid rent and accrued rental revenue. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had an allowance on accrued rental revenue of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had a total of approximately $3.6 million of total lease security deposits available in existing letters of credit and $1.2 million of lease security deposits available in cash.

Deferred Costs

Deferred financing fees include costs incurred in obtaining mortgage notes payable that are capitalized. The deferred financing fees are amortized to interest expense over the life of the respective loans. Any unamortized amounts upon early repayment of mortgage notes payable are written off in the period of repayment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense was $0.3 million and $29 thousand, respectively. Fully amortized deferred charges are removed upon maturity of the underlying debt.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, tenant accounts receivable, interest rate swaps, accounts payable, other accrued expenses, mortgage notes payable and credit facility. The fair values of the cash and cash equivalents, tenant accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued expenses approximate their carrying or contract values because of the short term maturity of these instruments. See Note 5 for the fair values of the Companys debt. See Note 6 for the fair values of the Companys interest rate swaps.

Revenue Recognition

By the terms of their leases, certain tenants are obligated to pay directly the costs of their properties insurance, real estate taxes and certain other expenses and these costs, which costs are not reflected in the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements. To the extent any tenant responsible for these costs under its respective lease defaults on its lease or it is deemed probable that the tenant will fail to pay for such costs, the Company would record a liability for such obligation. The Company estimates that real estate taxes, which are the responsibility of these certain tenants, were approximately $1.5 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively, and this would have been the maximum liability of the Company had the tenants not met their contractual obligations. The Company does not recognize recovery revenue related to leases where the tenant has assumed the cost for real estate taxes, insurance and certain other expenses.

Income Taxes

Prior to the IPO, STAG Predecessor Group was comprised primarily of limited partnerships and limited liability companies. Under applicable federal and state income tax rules, the allocated share of net income or loss from the limited partnerships and limited liability companies was reportable in the income tax returns of the respective partners and members.

The Company intends to elect to be taxed as a REIT under the Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. To qualify as a REIT, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and meet the various other requirements imposed by the Code relating to such matters as operating results, asset holdings, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership. Provided the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company is generally not subject to corporate level income tax on the earnings distributed currently to its stockholders that it derives from its REIT qualifying activities. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, and is unable to avail itself of certain savings provisions set forth in the Code, all of the Companys taxable income would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates, including any applicable alternative minimum tax.

The Company will not be required to make distributions with respect to income derived from the activities conducted through subsidiaries that the Company elects to treat as taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS) for federal income tax purposes. Certain activities that the Company undertakes must be conducted by a TRS, such as performing non-customary services for its tenants and holding assets that it cannot hold directly. A TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes. The Companys TRS did not have any activity during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011.

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to certain state and local income, excise and franchise taxes. At December 31, 2011, the Company accrued an estimate of taxes for the period April 20, 2011 to December 31, 2011 in the amount of

$0.3 million. The Company accrued an estimate of the 2012 taxes in the amount of $50 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012. There were no taxes recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

The Company currently has no liabilities for uncertain tax positions.

3. Real Estate

As part of the formation transactions, STAG Investments IV, LLC and STAG GI Investments, LLC (which are certain of the Participants and, along with the members of the Management Company (defined below) are referred to as part of the STAG Contribution Group in this report) contributed 100% of their real estate entities and operations in exchange for 7,320,610 common units in the Operating Partnership valued at $13.00 per common unit. The members of STAG Capital Partners, LLC and STAG Capital Partners III, LLC (referred to in the aggregate as the Management Company in this report), contributed 100% of those entities assets and liabilities in exchange for 38,621 common units in the Operating Partnership valued at $13.00 per common unit. The contribution of interests in the STAG Contribution Group was accounted for as an acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting and recognized at the estimated fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities on the date of such contribution. STAG Predecessor Group, which includes the entity that is considered the Companys accounting acquirer, is part of the Companys predecessor business and therefore the assets and liabilities of STAG Predecessor Group were accounted for at carryover basis.

The fair values assigned to identifiable intangible assets acquired were based on estimates and assumptions determined by the Companys management. Using information available at the time the acquisition closed, the Company allocated the total consideration to tangible assets and liabilities, identified intangible assets and liabilities, and goodwill.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $4.9 million of goodwill. Goodwill of the Company represents amounts allocated to the assembled workforce from the acquired Management Company. The Companys goodwill has an indeterminate life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. No impairment charge was recognized for periods presented.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the consideration paid for the acquired assets and liabilities in connection with the acquisitions of manufacturing and distribution facilities at the date of acquisition (in thousands):

Various(1)

Weighted Average Amortization Period (years) Lease Intangibles

Land

$

3,893

N/A

Buildings and improvements

24,646

N/A

Tenant improvements

1,059

N/A

Above market rents

1,090

6.3

Below market rents

(154

)

5.8

In place lease intangibles

5,361

6.2

Customer relationships

2,195

9.2

Total aggregate purchase price

38,090

Net assets acquired

$

38,090

(1)Amounts in this column reflect the allocation of the consideration paid in connection with the acquisitions of properties in East Windsor, CT; South Bend, IN; Lansing, MI; Portland, ME; and Portland, TN, acquired on March 1, 2012, March 8, 2012, March 21, 2012, March 27, 2012, and March 30, 2012, respectively. Each of these properties was considered individually insignificant and therefore is presented combined.

The Company has included the results of operations for each of these acquired properties in its Consolidated Statement of Operations from the date of acquisition. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the acquired entities contributed $0.1 million to total revenue and $0.3 million to net loss (including property acquisition costs of $0.2 million related to the acquisition of properties in East Windsor, CT; South Bend, IN; Lansing, MI; Portland, ME; and Portland, TN), respectively.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma information for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011 is presented as if the acquisitions of the properties had occurred at January 1, 2011. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had the above occurred, nor do they purport to predict the results of operations of future periods.

On December 22, 2011, the Company sold a flex/office property located in Amesbury, MA containing approximately 78,000 net rentable square feet. The sales price was approximately $4.8 million and the Company received net proceeds of $4.5 million. The results of operations for this property are reflected in income attributable to discontinued operations on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

4. Deferred Leasing Intangibles

Deferred leasing intangibles included in total assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

March 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

In-place leases

$

61,490

$

56,221

Less: Accumulated amortization

(16,774

)

(13,741

)

In-place leases, net

44,716

42,480

Above market leases

35,515

34,425

Less: Accumulated amortization

(6,004

)

(4,722

)

Above market leases, net

29,511

29,703

Tenant relationships

37,568

35,373

Less: Accumulated amortization

(6,126

)

(4,673

)

Tenant relationships, net

31,442

30,700

Leasing commissions

14,418

14,326

Less: Accumulated amortization

(4,447

)

(3,916

)

Leasing commissions, net

9,971

10,410

Total deferred leasing intangibles, net

$

115,640

$

113,293

Deferred leasing intangibles included in total liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

March 31, 2012

December 31, 2011

Below market leases

$

4,108

$

3,954

Less: Accumulated amortization

(2,138

)

(2,025

)

Total deferred leasing intangibles, net

$

1,970

$

1,929

Amortization expense related to in-place leases, lease commissions and tenant relationships of deferred leasing intangibles was $5.0 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively. Rental income related to net amortization of above (below) market leases increased (decreased) by ($1.2) million and $4 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively.

Amortization related to deferred leasing intangibles over the next five years is as follows (in thousands):

Payments on mortgage notes are generally due in monthly installments of principal amortization and interest. The following table sets forth a summary of the Companys outstanding indebtedness, including mortgage notes payable and borrowings under the Companys secured corporate revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 follows (dollars in thousands):

Loan

Interest Rate(1)

Principal outstanding as of March 31, 2012

Principal outstanding as of December 31, 2011

Current Maturity

Wells Fargo Master Loan

LIBOR + 3.00%

$

132,689

$

134,066

Oct-31-2013

CIGNA-1 Facility

6.50%

60,192

60,369

Feb-1-2018

CIGNA-2 Facility

5.75%

61,487

59,186

Feb-1-2018

CIGNA-3 Facility

5.88%

17,150

17,150

Oct-1-2019

Bank of America, N.A.(2)

7.05%

8,230

8,324

Aug-1-2027

Credit Facility

LIBOR + 2.50%

40,000



Apr-20-2014

Union Fidelity Life Insurance Co.(3)

5.81%

7,146

7,227

Apr-30-2017

Webster Bank National Association(4)

4.22%

6,092

6,128

Aug-4-2016

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)(5)

6.05%

4,267

4,329

Jun-1-2016

$

337,253

$

296,779

(1)Current interest rate as of March 31, 2012. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the one-month LIBOR rate was 0.241% and 0.295%, respectively.

(2)Principal outstanding includes an unamortized fair market value premium of $44 thousand as of March 31, 2012.

(3)This loan was assumed at the acquisition of the Berkeley, MO property and the principal outstanding includes an unamortized fair market value premium of $0.2 million as of March 31, 2012.

(4)This loan was entered into at the acquisition of the Norton, MA property.

(5)Principal outstanding includes an unamortized fair market value premium of $0.3 million as of March 31, 2012.

The Credit Facility was secured by, among other things, 20 properties at March 31, 2012. The Company currently pays an unused commitment fee equal to 0.50% of the unused portion of the Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred $0.1 million in unused fees, which is included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. At March 31, 2012, there was an outstanding balance of $40.0 million on the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility was utilized throughout the three months ended March 31, 2012 to fund the acquisitions of properties and general corporate purposes.

The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

The fair value of the Companys debt was determined by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings for loans with similar remaining maturities and similar loan-to-value ratios. The fair value of the Companys debt is based on Level 3 inputs. The three-tier value hierarchy is explained in Note 6. The following table presents the aggregate carrying value of the Companys debt and the corresponding estimate of fair value as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

The Companys use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. The principal objective of such arrangements is to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with the Companys operating and financial structure, as well as to hedge specific transactions.

STAG Predecessor Group entered into an interest rate swap (Wells Fargo Master Loan Swap) with a notional amount of $141.0 million to hedge against interest rate risk on its variable rate loan with Wells Fargo Master Loan, which was part of the debt contributed to the Company. The Wells Fargo Master Loan Swap was not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes and it expired on January 31, 2012. There were no derivative instruments at March 31, 2012. The fair value of the interest rate swap outstanding as of December 31, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

Notional Amount December 31, 2011

Fair Value December 31, 2011

Wells Fargo Master Loan Swap

$

141,000

$

(215

)

The Company adopted the fair value measurement provisions for its interest rate swaps recorded at fair value. The guidance establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves. The fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. As of December 31, 2011, the Company applied the provisions of this standard to the valuation of its interest rate swap, which was previously the only financial instrument measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

The Company recognized gains relating to the change in fair market value of the interest rate swaps of $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively.

The table below sets forth the Companys financial instruments that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands). There were no financial instruments that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis outstanding as of March 31, 2012.

Fair Market Measurements as of December 31, 2011 Using:

December 31, 2011

Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

Liabilities:

Interest Rate Swap

$

(215

)



$

(215

)



7. Stockholders Equity

Preferred Stock

Pursuant to its charter, the Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. On November 2, 2011, the Company sold 2,760,000 shares (including 360,000 shares pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters overallotment option) of 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the Series A Preferred

Stock) in an underwritten public offering, at a price to the public of $25.00 per share for net proceeds of $66.3 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and other direct offering costs of $2.7 million and indirect offering costs of $78 thousand. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears on or about the last day of March, June, September and December of each year. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Companys common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company.

The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity date and is not subject to mandatory redemption or any sinking fund. Generally, the Company is not permitted to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock prior to November 2, 2016, except in limited circumstances relating to the Companys ability to qualify as a REIT and in certain other circumstances related to a change of control (as defined in the articles supplementary for the Series A Preferred Stock).

On March 6, 2012, the board of directors declared a record date of March 19, 2012 for holders of Series A Preferred Stock and confirmed the first quarter dividend of $0.5625 per share (equivalent to the fixed annual rate of $2.25 per share), and the Company accrued the first quarter dividend in the amount of $1.6 million, which was subsequently paid on April 2, 2012.

Common Stock

On April 20, 2011, the Company completed the IPO of its common stock. The IPO resulted in the sale of 13,750,000 shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $13.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $166.3 million, reflecting gross proceeds of $178.8 million, net of underwriting fees of $12.5 million. On May 13, 2011, the underwriters of the Companys IPO exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,062,500 shares of common stock at $13.00 per share, generating an additional $26.8 million of gross proceeds and $24.9 million of net proceeds after the underwriters discount and offering costs. The total gross proceeds to the Company from the IPO and the exercise of the overallotment option was approximately $205.6 million. The Company incurred formation transaction costs and offering costs of $6.2 million, of which $3.7 million was expensed and the remaining $2.5 million was deducted from the gross proceeds of the IPO. Total underwriters discounts, commissions and offering costs of $16.9 million are reflected as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company.

On March 6, 2012, the board of directors declared the first quarter dividend of $0.26 per share (equivalent to an annualized rate of $1.04 per share) for all stockholders of record on March 30, 2012, and the Company accrued the first quarter dividend, which was subsequently paid on April 13, 2012.

All of the Companys independent directors elected to receive shares of common stock in lieu of cash for their fees for serving as members and/or chairmen of various committees during 2012. The independent directors received total compensation of $52 thousand for their services for the three months ended March 31, 2012. On April 13, 2012, based on the trailing 10 day average common stock price, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,776 shares of common stock. The shares have a fair value of approximately $50 thousand based on the common stock closing price of $13.22 on April 13, 2012.

Restricted Stock-Based Compensation

Concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Company made grants of shares of restricted common stock to certain employees of the Company. These awards were made pursuant to the STAG Industrial, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2011 Plan). At such time, the Company granted to such employees a total of 80,809 shares of restricted stock that are subject to time-based vesting with a fair value of $1.0 million ($12.21 per share). The awards are subject to time-based vesting and will vest, subject to the recipients continued employment, in five equal installments on each anniversary of the date of grant. Holders of restricted stock have voting rights and rights to receive dividends. Restricted stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of and is subject to a risk of forfeiture prior to the expiration of the applicable vesting period. The restricted stock fair value on the date of grant is amortized on a straight-line basis as stock-based compensation expense over the service period during which term the stock fully vests.

On January 3, 2012, the Company granted 87,025 shares of restricted stock that are subject to time-based vesting with a fair value of $1.0 million ($11.89 per share) to certain employees of the Company pursuant to the 2011 Plan.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, none of the shares of restricted stock were vested. The Company recognizes non-cash compensation expense ratably over the vesting period, and accordingly, the Company recognized $0.1 million and $0 in non-cash compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense for the remaining life of the awards was $1.8 million and $0.8 million as of March 31, 3012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no forfeitures of shares of restricted stock.

Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership are interests in the Operating Partnership that are not owned by the Company. Noncontrolling interests consisted of 7,590,000 common units (the noncontrolling common units) and 419,081 LTIP units, which in total represented approximately 33.37% of the ownership interests in the Operating Partnership at March 31, 2012. The noncontrolling common units were issued at fair value at the time of the formation transactions for an issuance price of $13.00 per common unit. Common units and shares of the Companys common stock have essentially the same economic characteristics in that common units and shares of the Companys common stock share equally in the total net income or loss distributions of the Operating Partnership. Investors who own common units have the right to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem any or all of their common units for cash equal to the then-current market value of one share of the Companys common stock, or, at the Companys election, shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. All common units will receive the same quarterly distribution as the per share dividends on common stock.

Upon a material equity transaction in the Operating Partnership which results in an accretion of the members capital account to the economic value equivalent of the common units, LTIP units can be converted to common units. As of March 31, 2012, none of the vested LTIP units met the aforementioned criteria.

The Company periodically adjusts the carrying value of noncontrolling interest to reflect its share of the book value of the Operating Partnership. Such adjustments are recorded to additional paid in capital as a reallocation of noncontrolling interest in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity.

LTIP Units

Pursuant to the 2011 Plan, the Company may grant LTIP units in the Operating Partnership. LTIP units, which the Company grants either as free-standing awards or together with other awards under the 2011 Plan, are valued by reference to the value of the Companys common stock, and are subject to such conditions and restrictions as the compensation committee of the Companys board of directors may determine, including continued employment or service, computation of financial metrics and achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. Vested LTIP units can be converted to common units in the Operating Partnership on a one-for-one basis once a material equity transaction has occurred that results in the accretion of the members capital account to the economic equivalent of the common unit. All LTIP units, whether vested or not, will receive the same quarterly per unit distributions as common units, which equal per share dividends on common stock.

Concurrently with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to the 2011 Plan, the Company granted a total of 159,046 LTIP units to certain executive officers pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements and a total of 41,395 LTIP units to its independent directors. These LTIP units vest quarterly over five years, with the first vesting date having commenced on June 30, 2011. In addition, on January 3, 2012, the Company granted a total of 196,260 LTIP units to certain executive officers and 22,380 LTIP units to its non-employee, independent directors pursuant to the 2011 Plan. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were zero forfeitures of LTIP units. The total fair value of the LTIP units was approximately $4.8 million at the respective grants, which was determined by a lattice binomial option- pricing model based on a Monte Carlo simulation using a volatility factor of 55% and 50%, a risk-free interest rate of 2.10% and 3.40%, and terms of 10 years, respectively. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 51,020 and 30,066 LTIP units were vested, respectively. The Company recognized $0.2 million and $0 in non-cash compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense was $4.2 million and $2.0 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

9. Earnings Per Share

The Company uses the two-class method of computing earnings per common share, which is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for common stock and any participating securities according to dividends declared (whether paid or unpaid) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under the two-class method, earnings per common share are computed by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common stockholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

A participating security is defined by GAAP as an unvested stock-based payment award containing non-forfeitable rights to dividends and must be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Non-vested restricted stock are considered participating securities as these share-based awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends irrespective of whether the awards ultimately vest or expire. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were 167,834 unvested shares of restricted stock, that were considered participating securities, which were not dilutive.

For purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings per share, awards under the Companys 2011 Outperformance Program (the OPP) that was approved by the compensation committee of the Companys board of directors on September 20, 2011 are considered contingently issuable shares. Because the OPP awards require the Company to outperform absolute and relative return thresholds, unless such thresholds have been met by the end of the applicable reporting period, the Company excludes the awards from the basic and diluted earnings per share calculation. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the absolute and relative return thresholds were not met and, as a result, the OPP awards have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.

The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands, except share data):

Three monthsended March 31, 2012

Numerator

Net loss

$

(1,361

)

Less: preferred stock dividends

1,553

Less: noncontrolling interest

(972

)

Loss attributable to the common stockholders

$

1,942

Denominator

Weighted average common shares outstandingbasic and diluted

15,824,627

Loss per common sharebasic and diluted

$

(0.12

)

Earnings per share are not presented for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as the IPO did not occur until April 20, 2011.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. These matters are generally covered by insurance subject to deductible requirements. Management believes that the ultimate settlement of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

11. Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of tenants related to the Companys investments or rental operations are engaged in similar business activities, are located in the same geographic region, or have similar economic features that would cause their inability to meet contractual obligations, including those to the Company, to be similarly affected. The Company regularly monitors its tenant base to assess potential concentrations of credit risk. Management believes the current credit risk portfolio is reasonably well diversified and does not contain any unusual concentration of credit risk. No tenant accounted for more than 10% of the base rents for the three months ended March 31, 2012 or March 31, 2011. Recent developments in the general economy and the global credit markets have had a significant adverse effect on companies in numerous industries. The Company has tenants concentrated in various industries that may be experiencing adverse effects from the current economic conditions and the Company could be adversely affected if such tenants go into default on their leases.

12. Subsequent Events

GAAP requires an entity to disclose events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued (subsequent events) as well as the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events. There are two types of subsequent events. The first type consists of events or transactions that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements (recognized subsequent events). No significant recognized subsequent events were noted. The second type consists of events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose subsequent to that date (non-recognized subsequent events).

On April 2, 2012, the Company paid the first quarter 2012 dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock of $0.5625 per share to all record holders of Series A Preferred Stock as of March 19, 2012 in the amount of $1.6 million.

On April 2, 2012, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with subsidiaries of Columbus Nova Real Estate Acquisition Group, Inc. (CRAG) to acquire six industrial properties representing approximately 750,000 square feet in total for an aggregate purchase price of $30 million, excluding closing costs. Various conditions to closing for these properties have yet to be satisfied, so there are no assurances that the acquisitions will be consummated.

On April 5, 2012, the Company acquired an approximately 409,600 square foot 100% leased warehouse/distribution facility located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $9.0 million, excluding closing costs, and was funded using cash on hand. Management has not finalized the acquisition accounting.

On April 13, 2012, the Company paid the first quarter dividend of $0.26 per share to all record stockholders and common unit holders as of March 30, 2012 in the amount of $6.2 million.

On April 13, 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,776 shares of common stock with a fair value of approximately $50 thousand, to the Companys independent directors in compensation for their services for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

On April 17, 2012, the Company acquired an approximately 703,500 square foot 100% leased warehouse/distribution facility located in Franklin, Indiana. The purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $17.8 million, excluding closing costs, and was funded using cash on hand. Management has not finalized the acquisition accounting.

On April 18, 2012, the Company entered into an agreement with CRAG for CRAG to source sale leaseback transactions for potential acquisition by the Company.

On April 20, 2012, the Company sold an approximately 150,000 square foot vacant building in Youngstown, Ohio to a third party for a total purchase price of $3.4 million. Prior to the sale, on July 8, 2011, the Company received a termination fee from the then tenant of the Youngstown property in the amount of $2.0 million of which $1.8 million was recognized as termination income during the period April 20, 2011 to December 31, 2011.

During the period April 1, 2012 to May 9, 2012, the Company incurred additional net borrowings of $26.3 million under the Credit Facility.

Item 2.Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in Item 1 of this report and the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2011,and related notes thereto included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As used herein, Company, we, our and us, refer to STAG Industrial, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries and partnerships except where the context otherwise requires. The combined financial information presented for periods on or prior to April 19, 2011 relate solely to the STAG Predecessor Group, our predecessor for accounting purposes. The consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 include the financial information of the Company, STAG Industrial Operating Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership) and our subsidiaries. Where the Company is referenced in comparisons of financial results between the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and any quarter or period ended prior to April 20, 2011, the financial information for such quarter or period prior to April 20, 2011 relates solely to the STAG Predecessor Group, notwithstanding Company being the reference.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor from civil liability provided for such statements by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)). You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as anticipates, believes, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, projects, seeks, should, will, and variations of such words or similar expressions. Our forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made. Although we believe that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies and prospects as reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that our plans, intentions, expectations, strategies or prospects will be attained or achieved and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and may be affected by a variety of risks and factors including, without limitation:

·the factors included in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012, including those set forth under the headings Business, Risk Factors, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;

·the competitive environment in which we operate;

·real estate risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in local markets and competition for tenants in such markets;

·decreased rental rates or increasing vacancy rates;

·potential defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants;

·potential bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants;

·acquisition risks, including failure of such acquisitions to perform in accordance with projections;

·potential changes in the law or governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those laws and regulations, including changes in real estate and zoning or real estate investment trust (REIT) tax laws, and potential increases in real property tax rates;

·financing risks, including the risks that our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest and we may be unable to refinance our existing debt upon maturity or obtain new financing on attractive terms or at all;

·lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance;

·our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT;

·litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; and

·possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by us.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict those events or how they may affect us. Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a fully-integrated real estate company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single-tenant industrial properties throughout the United States.

As of March 31, 2012, we owned 110 properties in 28 states with approximately 18.3 million rentable square feet, consisting of 62 warehouse/distribution properties, 28 manufacturing properties and 20 flex/office properties, and our properties were 94.2% leased to 95 tenants, with no single tenant accounting for more than 4.1% of our total annualized rent and no single industry accounting for more than 11.1% of our total annualized rent.

We were formed as a Maryland corporation on July 21, 2010 and our Operating Partnership, of which we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, STAG Industrial GP, LLC, are the sole general partner, was formed as a Delaware limited partnership on December 21, 2009. At March 31, 2012, we owned a 66.63% limited partnership interest in our Operating Partnership. On April 20, 2011, we completed our initial public offering of 13,750,000 shares common stock and the related formation transactions. On May 13, 2011, the underwriters of our initial public offering exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,062,500 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $13.00 per share. On November 2, 2011, we sold 2,760,000 shares (including 360,000 shares pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters overallotment option) of our 9.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock) in an underwritten public offering at a price to the public of $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of $69.0 million.

We intend to elect and qualify to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) for the year ended December 31, 2011, and generally will not be subject to U.S. federal taxes on our income to the extent we currently distribute our income to our stockholders and maintain our qualification as a REIT.

Factors That May Influence Future Results of Operations

Outlook

The lack of speculative development generally across the country and specifically in our markets may improve occupancy levels and rental rates in our owned portfolio. In addition, our acquisition activity is expected to enhance our overall financial performance. The continuation of low interest rates combined with the availability of attractively priced properties should allow us to deploy our capital on an attractive spread investing basis. In general, the economic environment for our tenants appears to be improving due in particular to the increasing availability of financing accessible by mid-sized companies.

We receive income primarily from rental revenue from our properties. The amount of rental revenue generated by the properties in our portfolio depends principally on our ability to maintain the occupancy rates of currently leased space and to lease currently available space. As of March 31, 2012, our properties were approximately 94.2% leased. The amount of rental revenue generated by us also depends on our ability to maintain or increase rental rates at our properties. Future economic downturns or regional downturns affecting our submarkets that impair our ability to renew or re-lease space and the ability of our tenants to fulfill their lease commitments, as in the case of tenant bankruptcies, could adversely affect our ability to maintain or increase rental rates at our properties.

Certain leases entered into by us contain tenant concessions. Any such rental concessions are accounted for on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

Scheduled Lease Expirations

Our ability to re-lease space subject to expiring leases will impact our results of operations and is affected by economic and competitive conditions in our markets and by the desirability of our individual properties. As of March 31, 2012, we had approximately 1.1 million rentable square feet of currently available space in our properties. Of the 1.9 million square feet of leases that have expired or will expire in 2012, we have already renewed 1.3 million square feet of leases, resulting in a 68% tenant retention rate as of March 31, 2012. We have renewed 100% of leases expiring during the first quarter of 2012.

Conditions in Our Markets

The properties in our portfolio are located in markets throughout the United States. Positive or negative changes in economic or other conditions, adverse weather conditions and natural disasters in these markets may affect our overall performance.

Rental Expenses

Our rental expenses generally consist of utilities, real estate taxes, management fees, insurance, site repair and maintenance costs. For the majority of our tenants, our rental expenses are controlled, in part, by the triple net provisions in tenant leases. In our triple net leases, the tenant is responsible for all aspects of and costs related to the property and its operation during the lease term, including utilities, taxes, insurance and maintenance costs. However, we also have modified gross leases and gross leases in our property portfolio. The terms of those leases vary and on some occasions we may absorb property related expenses of our tenants. In our modified gross leases, we are responsible for some property related expenses during the lease term, but the cost of most of the expenses is passed through to the tenant for reimbursement to us. In our gross leases, we are responsible for all aspects of and costs related to the property and its operation during the lease term. Our overall performance will be impacted by the extent to which we are able to pass-through rental expenses to our tenants.

Historical Results of Operations of STAG Industrial, Inc. and STAG Predecessor Group

Comparison of three months ended March 31, 2012 to the three months ended March 31, 2011

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands). Because we did not exist before April 20, 2011, and because, as a result of our formation transactions, our Company is substantially different from STAG Predecessor Group, we believe this comparison is not meaningful for an analysis of our operations:

Total revenue increased by $11.3 million, or 167%, to $18.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we reported the results only of STAG Predecessor Group. The increase was primarily attributable to additional revenue from properties contributed to us as part of the formation transactions as well as the acquisition of 20 properties since the formation transactions.

Expenses

Total expenses increased by $11.4 million, or 284%, to $15.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we reported the results only of STAG Predecessor Group. The increase was primarily attributable to additional expenses incurred in connection with the properties contributed to us as part of the formation transactions and the acquisition of 20 properties since the formation transactions, and $0.3 million of property acquisition costs related to the acquisition of five properties that closed during the three months ended March 31, 2012 as well as pending acquisitions. General and administrative expenses increased $2.9 million due to the inclusion of salary and other compensation costs as well as office expenses following the formation transactions. Additionally, depreciation and amortization increased $6.9 million as a result of the properties acquired in the formation transactions and 20 properties acquired since the formation transactions resulted in an increased asset base to depreciate.

Other Income (Expense)

Total other income (expense) consists of interest income, interest expense and gain (loss) on interest rate swaps. Interest expense includes interest paid and accrued during the period as well as adjustments related to amortization of financing costs and amortization of fair market value adjustments associated with the assumption of debt.

Total other expense increased $1.3 million, or 46%, to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense of $0.9 million related to draws on our secured corporate revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) and debt obtained in connection with the acquisition of properties acquired since the formation transactions. The increase was also attributable to a decrease in the gain on interest rate swaps of $0.4 million.

Preferred stock dividends

On November 2, 2011, we completed a preferred stock offering, which resulted in an income allocation to the preferred stockholders of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. There was no preferred stock outstanding at March 31, 2011, resulting in an increase of $1.6 million to the preferred stock dividends.

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

For the three months ended March 31,2012, as the majority owner of the operating partnership, we consolidated 66.64% of the operating partnerships operations based on our weighted average ownership percentage. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest is an allocation of loss to the limited partners of the Operating Partnership. There was no noncontrolling interest at March 31, 2011, resulting in an increase of $1.0 million to loss from noncontrolling interest.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to STAG Predecessor Groups combined cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2012 to the three months ended March 31, 2011

Net cash provided by operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $5.9 million to $7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to the net changes in current assets and liabilities due in large part to the formation transactions. Also, we had a net loss of $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to a net loss of $0.1 million for STAG Predecessor Group for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Net cash used in investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities increased by $38.1 million to $38.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change is primarily attributable to additions of property, specifically properties located in East Windsor, CT; South Bend, IN; Lansing, MI; Portland, ME; and Portland, TN, acquired on March 1, 2012, March 8, 2012, March 21, 2012, March 27, 2012, and March 30, 2012 respectively.

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities. Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities increased $34.7 million to $32.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $(2.0) million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The change is primarily attributable to the net proceeds from the Credit Facility and mortgage notes, offset by the repayment of mortgage notes payable with distributions.

In addition, we require funds for future dividends and distributions to be paid to our common and preferred stockholders and unit holders in our operating partnership. On January 13, 2012, we paid the fourth quarter 2011 dividend of $0.26 per share to all record common stockholders and unit holders as of December 30, 2011. On March 6, 2012, the board of directors declared, and we accrued, the first quarter 2012 dividend of $0.26 per share to all record common stockholders and unit holders as of March 30, 2012, which was subsequently paid on April 13, 2012.

On November 2, 2011, we sold 2,760,000 shares (including 360,000 shares pursuant to the underwriters exercise of their overallotment option) of the Series A Preferred Stock in an underwritten public offering at a price to the public of $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of $69.0 million. After deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, net proceeds amounted to approximately $66.3 million. We pay cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock at a rate of 9.0% per annum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share (equivalent to the fixed annual rate of $2.25 per share). Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears on or about the last day of March, June, September and December of each year, which commenced on December 30, 2011 at a pro-rated amount for the period November 2, 2011 to December 30, 2011. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to our common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. We used the net proceeds to repay our indebtedness under the Credit Facility, to fund acquisitions, and for general corporate purposes. On March 6,

2012, the board of directors confirmed, and we accrued, the first quarter dividend of $0.5625 per share to all record preferred stockholders as of March 19, 2012, which was subsequently paid on April 2, 2012.

We believe that our liquidity needs will be satisfied through cash flows generated by operations, financing activities and selective property sales. Rental revenue, expense recoveries from tenants, and other income from operations are our principal sources of cash that we use to pay operating expenses, debt service, recurring capital expenditures and the minimum distributions required to maintain our REIT qualification. We seek to increase cash flows from our properties by maintaining quality standards for our properties that promote high occupancy rates and permit increases in rental rates while reducing tenant turnover and controlling operating expenses. We believe that our revenue, together with proceeds from property sales and debt financings, will continue to provide funds for our short-term liquidity needs.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the indebtedness outstanding as of March 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

Loan

Principal

Fixed/Floating

Rate

Maturity

Wells Fargo Master Loan

$

132,689

LIBOR + 3.00%(1)

3.241

%(1)

Oct-31-2013

CIGNA-1 Facility(2)

60,192

Fixed

6.50

%

Feb-1-2018

CIGNA-2 Facility(3)

61,487

Fixed

5.75

%

Feb-1-2018

CIGNA-3 Facility(4)

17,150

Fixed

5.88

%

Oct-1-2019

Bank of America, N.A.

8,230

(5)

Fixed

7.05

%(6)

Aug-1-2027

Credit Facility

40,000

LIBOR + 2.50%

2.741

%

Apr-20-2014

Union Fidelity Life Insurance Co.

7,146

(7)

Fixed

5.81

%

Apr-30-2017

Webster Bank National Association

6,092

Fixed

4.22

%

Aug-4-2016

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)

4,267

(8)

Fixed

6.05

%

Jun-1-2016

Total/Weighted Average

$

337,253

4.55

%

(1)The interest rate had been swapped for a fixed rate of 2.165% plus a 3.00% spread for an effective fixed rate of 5.165% through January 31, 2012 at which date the swap expired and the interest reverted to the stated interest rate per the terms of the loan agreement, LIBOR plus a 3.00% spread or 3.241% at March 31, 2012.

(2)Acquisition loan facility with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CIGNA) that was originally entered into in July 2010 (the CIGNA-1 facility) (which has no remaining borrowing capacity).

(3)Acquisition loan facility with CIGNA that was originally entered into in October 2010 (the CIGNA-2 facility). As of March 31, 2012, we had approximately $2.9 million of borrowing capacity under the CIGNA-2 facility.

(4)Acquisition loan facility with CIGNA that was originally entered into in July 2011 (the CIGNA-3 facility). As of March 31, 2012, we had approximately $47.9 million of borrowing capacity under the CIGNA-3 facility.

(5)Principal outstanding includes an unamortized fair market value premium of $44 thousand as of March 31, 2012.

(6)Interest rate increases to the greater of 9.05% or the treasury rate as of August 1, 2012 plus 2% beginning in August 2012 and continues through maturity, but is prepayable without penalty from May 1, 2012 through and including August 1, 2012.

(7)Principal outstanding includes an unamortized fair market value premium of $0.2 million as of March 31, 2012.

(8)Principal outstanding includes an unamortized fair market value premium of $0.3 million as of March 31, 2012.

We regularly pursue new financing opportunities to ensure an appropriate balance sheet position. As a result of these dedicated efforts, we are comfortable with our ability to meet future debt maturities and development or property acquisition funding

needs. We believe that our current balance sheet is in an adequate position at the date of this filing, despite the volatility in the credit markets.

Certain of our loan agreements contain financial covenants, including loan-to-value requirements with respect to the collateral properties, a minimum debt service coverage ratio, a minimum debt yield requirement, and a minimum guarantor net worth and liquidity requirement. We are currently in compliance with the financial covenants in our loan agreements.

The Wells Fargo Master Loan, CIGNA-1, CIGNA-2 and CIGNA-3 facilities contain provisions that cross-default the loans and cross-collateralize the properties secured by each of the loans. In addition, each of the CIGNA-1, CIGNA-2 and CIGNA-3 facilities requires a 62.5% loan to value (including all acquisition costs) and a debt service coverage ratio of 1.5x, each measured at acquisition, but not as continuing covenants.

Many commercial real estate lenders have stricter underwriting standards or have withdrawn from the lending marketplace. These circumstances have impacted liquidity in the debt markets, making financing terms less attractive, and in certain cases have resulted in the unavailability of certain types of debt financing. As a result, we expect debt financings may be more difficult to obtain and that borrowing costs on new and refinanced debt may be more expensive.

Credit Facility

On April 20, 2011, we closed a loan agreement for our Credit Facility of up to $100.0 million with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as lead arranger. The Credit Facility is secured, among other things, by mortgages granted by various indirect subsidiaries of our Operating Partnership. Proceeds from the Credit Facility have been and will be used for property acquisitions, working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes. We currently do not intend to use this facility to repay our existing debt obligations upon maturity. The Credit Facility has a stated three-year term to maturity with an option to extend the maturity date for one additional year. Additionally, the Credit Facility has an accordion feature that allows us to request an increase in the total commitments of up to $100.0 million to $200.0 million under certain circumstances. On October 17, 2011, we closed on an amendment to the Credit Facility to improve pricing, increase the borrowing capacity and create additional flexibility in our covenants. At March 31, 2012, the total available capacity under the credit facility was approximately $26.4 million. The Credit Facility requires us to comply with loan-to-collateral-value ratios, debt service coverage ratios, recourse indebtedness thresholds and tangible net worth thresholds and limits, in the absence of default, our ability to pay dividends.

Contractual Obligations

The following table reflects our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2012, specifically our obligations under long-term debt agreements and ground lease agreements (dollars in thousands):

Payments by Period

Contractual Obligations(1)(2)

Total

Remaining 2012

2013 - 2014

2015 - 2016

Thereafter

Principal payments(3)(4)

$

336,736

$

6,854

$

173,118

$

14,501

$

142,263

Interest payments (4)(5)

70,222

11,489

24,529

18,800

15,404

Operating lease and ground leases(5)

5,661

120

329

334

4,878

Total

$

412,619

$

18,463

$

197,976

$

33,635

$

162,545

(1)From time-to-time in the normal course of our business, we enter into various contracts with third parties that may obligate us to make payments, such as maintenance agreements at our properties. Such contracts, in the aggregate, do not represent material obligations, are typically short-term and cancellable within 90 days and are not included in the table above.

(2)The terms of the Wells Fargo Master Loan also stipulate that a capital improvement escrow be funded monthly in an amount equal to the difference between the payments required under a 25-year amortizing loan and a 20-year amortizing loan. The terms of the loan agreements for each of the CIGNA-1, CIGNA-2 and CIGNA-3 facilities also stipulate that general reserve escrows be funded monthly in an amount equal to eight basis points of the principal of the loans outstanding at the time. The funding of these reserves is not included in the table above.

(3)The $40.0 million outstanding on the Credit Facility is assumed to be paid in full at maturity in 2014 for the purposes of this table.

(4)The interest rate as of March 31, 2012 was used to calculate the interest that will be paid on our variable rate debt.

(5)Not included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Interest Rate Risk

ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, requires us to recognize all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair value and the changes in fair value must be reflected as income or expense. If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings or recognized in other comprehensive income, which is a component of stockholders equity. The ineffective portion of a derivatives change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. The STAG Predecessor Group and the other entities that contributed to our formation did not designate the hedges at the time of inception and therefore, our existing investment in the interest rate swaps does not qualify as an effective hedge for accounting purposes, and as such, changes in the swaps fair market values were being recorded in earnings through the maturity of the last remaining interest rate swap on January 31, 2012.

As of December 31, 2011, we had approximately $134.1 million of mortgage debt subject to an interest rate swap with such interest rate swap liability having an approximate $0.2 million net fair value. As this interest rate swap was entered into prior to our initial public offering and therefore prior to us reporting in conformity with GAAP, it was designated as non-hedge instruments. This interest rate swap expired on January 31, 2012. There were no outstanding interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2012.

As of March 31, 2012, we had $172.7 million of debt with interest at a variable rate. To the extent interest rates increase, then so will the interest costs on our variable rate debt, which could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to pay principal and interest on our debt and our ability to make distributions to our security holders. From time to time, we enter into interest rate swap agreements and other interest rate hedging contracts, including swaps, caps and floors. In addition, an increase in interest rates could decrease the amounts third-parties are willing to pay for our assets, thereby limiting our ability to change our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. As discussed above, the interest rate swap that converts our only variable rate debt to a fixed interest rate expired on January 31, 2012, and as a result, we are now subject to debt bearing interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points. Additionally, at March 31, 2012, we have an outstanding balance on the Credit Facility, which is subject to a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points.

Inflation

The majority of our leases is either triple net or provide for tenant reimbursement for costs related to real estate taxes and operating expenses. In addition, most of the leases provide for fixed rent increases. We believe that inflationary increases may be at least partially offset by the contractual rent increases and tenant payment of taxes and expenses described above. We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our historical financial position or results of operations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this report, we disclose and discuss Funds from Operations (FFO), which meets the definition of a non-GAAP financial measure set forth in Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. As a result we are required to include in this report a statement of why management believes that presentation of this measure provides useful information to investors.

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our performance, and we believe that to understand our performance further, FFO should be compared with our reported net income or net loss and considered in addition to cash flows in accordance with GAAP, as presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Funds From Operations

We calculate FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable operating property, impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and fair market value of debt adjustment) and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

Management uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because, in excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the performance of REITs, FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs.

However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures and leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have real economic effects and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. Other equity REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition as we do, and, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to such other REITs FFO. FFO should not be used as a measure of our liquidity, and is not indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our FFO attributable to common stockholders and unit holders for the period presented to net loss, the nearest GAAP equivalent (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

Net loss

$

(1,361

)

Depreciation and amortization

8,860

FFO

$

7,499

Preferred stock dividends

(1,553

)

FFO attributable to common stockholders and unit holders

$

5,946

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The primary market risk we are exposed to is interest rate risk. We have used derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings, primarily through interest rate swaps.

As of March 31, 2012, we had $40 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and $132.7 million of borrowings outstanding on the Wells Fargo Master Loan bearing interest at a variable rate, which is not subject to an interest rate swap. To the extent we undertake variable rate indebtedness, if interest rates increase, then so will the interest costs on our unhedged variable rate debt, which could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to pay principal and interest on our debt and our ability to make distributions to our security holders. Further, rising interest rates could limit our ability to refinance existing debt when it matures or significantly increase our future interest expense. From time to time, we enter into interest rate swap agreements and other interest rate hedging contracts, including swaps, caps and floors. While these agreements are intended to lessen the impact of rising interest rates on us, they also expose us to the risk that the other parties to the agreements will not perform, we could incur significant costs associated with the settlement of the agreements, the agreements will be unenforceable and the underlying transactions will fail to qualify as highly-effective cash flow hedges under guidance included in ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging. In addition, an increase in interest rates could decrease the amounts third-parties are willing to pay for our assets, thereby limiting our ability to change our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. If interest rates increased by 100 basis points and assuming we had outstanding balances of $40 million on the Credit Facility and $132.7 million on the Wells Fargo Master Loan (the outstanding amounts at March 31, 2012) for the entire first quarter of 2012, our interest expense would have increased by $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2012.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision of and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures for the periods covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by our company in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

From time to time, we are a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party, as plaintiff or defendant, to any legal proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations if determined adversely to our company.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

ExhibitNumber

Description of Document

31.1 *

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 *

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The following materials from STAG Industrial, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Stockholders Equity, (iv) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) related notes to these consolidated and combined financial statements, tagged as blocks of text

As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The following materials from STAG Industrial, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Stockholders Equity, (iv) the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) related notes to these consolidated and combined financial statements, tagged as blocks of text

As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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